For New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, it’s God, family and Yahoo

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“The baby’s been easy!” Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer told an invite-only crowd at a Fortune “Most Powerful Women” event on Tuesday evening in Palo Alto, Calif.

“The baby’s been way easier than everyone made it out to be. I think I’ve been really lucky that way but I had a very easy, healthy pregnancy. He’s been easy. So those have been the two really terrific surprises: the kid has been easier and the job has been fun!” Mayer said, referring to her son, Macallister. The crowd chuckled along with her.

It turns out the former Google executive, known for her planning skills and extensive use of spreadsheets to make major life decisions (and determine the perfect cupcake recipe), can still be surprised when it comes to both motherhood and corporate leadership.

“I think that there’s two surprising things,” Mayer told the audience, comprised mostly of women, “I knew that the job would be hard and I knew that the baby would be fun. And the thing that surprised me, and really puzzlingly so, is that the job is really fun! Yahoo is a really fun place to work.”

In a television exclusive, TODAY aired excerpts of the interview this morning, which may be her last public interview for some time.

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